I discovered a new kind of chocolate that I love. Allow me to introduce to you… Dove Variety Minis, which are individually wrapped dark chocolate covered vanilla or chocolate ice cream bars. My boss regularly buys the apartment community maintenance staff ice cream and stocks it in the freezer in the leasing office throughout the…
Author: the italiagal
Book Review: The Light of Paris
The first book I read from my fall reading list was The Light of Paris by Eleanor Brown. I devoured this novel in three days. I recommend it. Available on Amazon I borrowed the eBook through my local library. It’s about a modern-day woman who is unhappy with her current life stemming from the choices…
Signature Sunday: Banfi Chianti Classico
In this recent post, I mentioned that I picked up several bottles of wine. One of them was a Banfi Chianti Classico from 2014 that I wanted to try. What initially caught my eye at the warehouse was its price. At $14.49, it was about $10 cheaper than I have ever seen a bottle of…
Fall 2016 Reading List
Like the Italians, the French traditionally tend to vacation for much of August. So many businesses and other entities are shut down for about a month. They have a term for their return in September, la rentrée. A ‘re-entry’ to work, school and a normal schedule after a late summer break. It’s kind of like ‘Back To…
Book Review: Invincible Summer
I discovered the book entitled Invincible Summer by Alice Adams from this post on the blog The Simply Luxurious Life and added it to my summer reading list. I enjoyed it. Available on Amazon or at the library. I love a novel on friendship. The story follows four friends over about 20 years, starting with…
Simple Pleasure Sunday: Wine Shopping
A friend and I went wine shopping yesterday evening. Long in the works, she wanted to introduce me to a wine, beer, and spirits warehouse that she loves and is conveniently located for her. Plus, we both wanted to visit an old favorite wine shop a bit further in Annapolis. Planning this excursion, I decided…
600th Post: Q & A and 6th Blog Anniversary
Thank you so much for returning to reading this blog. I greatly appreciate your sweet comments of support during my absence. I missed you too. Your sincere words meant a lot to me. Grazie. I did not intend to take a break, but life certainly threw me for a loop and I was trying to hold…
Book Review: Delicious! by Ruth Reichl
I discovered the novel Delicious! by Ruth Reichl through an Amazon recommendation awhile ago and just knew it would make the cut for my summer reading list. Plus, since I had fallen out of the habit of reading lately, for my first book of the summer, I knew I wanted a work of fiction that…
Summer 2016 Reading List
One of my items on my summer to do list was to get back into reading. I started the first book on this list last Monday afternoon and finished it Wednesday evening. Needless to say, I have thoroughly enjoyed this return to reading so far. I intentionally kept the following list short, so that if…
Things To Do: Summer 2016 Edition
To celebrate summer, I wanted to create a wish list of fun activities. I have done this in the past. Check out my summer bucket list from 2012, 2013, and 2014. From Memorial Day through Labor Day this year, I aim to accomplish the following activities. Michelle’s Summer 2016 To Do List: 1. Arrange fresh flowers…